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Kálf Kátr 41^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 41’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 957.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

Porphíríum ‘Porphyry’

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Porfiríus (noun m.): [Porphyry]

[1] Porphíríum: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘Forphirium’ 713

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

fyr ‘for’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

píslir ‘torments’

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písl (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Maurit 650²²)): torture

stórar ‘great’

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stórr (adj.): large, great

prýddan ‘honour’

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prýða (verb): adorn

[2] prýddan: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘pr[...]ddan’ 713

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

vann ‘achieved’

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2. vinna (verb): perform, work

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

tvenn ‘two’

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tvennr (adj.): two

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

hundrað ‘hundred’

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hundrað (noun n.; °-s; hundruð/-): hundred

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

manna ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

notes

[1-2] Porphíríum og tvenn hundrað manna vann prýddan ‘Porphyry and two hundred men achieved honour’: On this impersonal use of vinna, see Fritzner: vinna 7.

giet ‘expect’

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2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love

eg ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

þess ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[3] þess: added in margin 713, om. 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ

víst ‘surely’

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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)

að ‘that’

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4. at (conj.): that

gumnar ‘the men’

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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man

hljóti ‘receive’

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hljóta (verb): alot, gain

göfuglig ‘generous’

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gǫfugligr (adj.): glorious

laun ‘reward’

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3. laun (noun n.; °-; -): rewards

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

kennings

jöfri sólar.
‘the king of the sun. ’
= God
the king of the sun. → God

jöfri ‘the king’

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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince

kennings

jöfri sólar.
‘the king of the sun. ’
= God
the king of the sun. → God

Ljúfri ‘the beloved’

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ljúfr (adj.): beloved

kennings

ljúfri ambátt lofðungs himintungla,
‘the beloved handmaid of the king of heavenly bodies ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of heavenly bodies → God
the beloved handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

bauð ‘offered’

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bjóða (verb; °býðr; bauð, buðu; boðinn (buð- Thom¹ 5²n.)): offer, order, invite

enn ‘again’

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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again

lestir ‘The destroyer’

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lestir (noun m.): damager, destroyer

kennings

Lestir hlífa,
‘The destroyer of defences, ’
= WARRIOR
The destroyer of defences, → WARRIOR

hlífa ‘of defences’

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hlíf (noun f.; °-ar; -ar): shield, defence

kennings

Lestir hlífa,
‘The destroyer of defences, ’
= WARRIOR
The destroyer of defences, → WARRIOR

lofðungs ‘of the king’

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lofðungr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, leader

kennings

ljúfri ambátt lofðungs himintungla,
‘the beloved handmaid of the king of heavenly bodies ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of heavenly bodies → God
the beloved handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

lofðungs ‘of the king’

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lofðungr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, leader

kennings

ljúfri ambátt lofðungs himintungla,
‘the beloved handmaid of the king of heavenly bodies ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of heavenly bodies → God
the beloved handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

ambátt ‘handmaid’

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ambátt (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar (ambottor EiðKrA 391²²)): handmaid

[6] ambátt himintungla: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘a[...] himenn tungl[...]’ 713, om. 920ˣ

kennings

ljúfri ambátt lofðungs himintungla,
‘the beloved handmaid of the king of heavenly bodies ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of heavenly bodies → God
the beloved handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

himintungla ‘of heavenly bodies’

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himintungl (noun n.): heavenly body

[6] ambátt himintungla: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘a[...] himenn tungl[...]’ 713, om. 920ˣ

kennings

ljúfri ambátt lofðungs himintungla,
‘the beloved handmaid of the king of heavenly bodies ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of heavenly bodies → God
the beloved handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

himintungla ‘of heavenly bodies’

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himintungl (noun n.): heavenly body

[6] ambátt himintungla: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘a[...] himenn tungl[...]’ 713, om. 920ˣ

kennings

ljúfri ambátt lofðungs himintungla,
‘the beloved handmaid of the king of heavenly bodies ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of heavenly bodies → God
the beloved handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

auð ‘wealth’

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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth

[7] auð (‘au(ð)’): so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]’ 713, om. 920ˣ

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

fold ‘land’

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fold (noun f.): land

að ‘that’

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4. at (conj.): that

eignaz ‘receive’

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eigna (verb; °-að-): acquire

skyldi ‘she would’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

eitri ‘poison’

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eitr (noun n.; °; dat. -um): poison

notes

[8] líkr eitri ‘like poison’: Nothing quite comparable in the prose text (Unger 1877, I, 420; Wolf 2003, 34); the poet presumably implies that Maxentius reverts again and again to the only means of persuasion he knows, the offer of marriage and secular power, which is anathema to the bride of Christ.

líkr ‘like’

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líkr (adj.): like

notes

[8] líkr eitri ‘like poison’: Nothing quite comparable in the prose text (Unger 1877, I, 420; Wolf 2003, 34); the poet presumably implies that Maxentius reverts again and again to the only means of persuasion he knows, the offer of marriage and secular power, which is anathema to the bride of Christ.

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

drotning ‘queen’

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dróttning (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-, acc. -u/-; -ar): queen

[8] drotning: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘drot[...]’ 713

heita ‘be called’

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2. heita (verb): be called, promise

[8] heita: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘h[...]’ 713

notes

[8] heita (inf.) ‘be called’: Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) and Kock (Skald) emend to heiti ‘title’ for heita ‘be called’, which alters the meaning of the phrase eignaz skyldi ... drotning heiti to ‘would receive ... the title of queen’.

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Between sts 41-5, 713 is defective because p. 133 has a tear running more or less vertically for about half its length.

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